From Injured to Dead

The injured grackle I posted about the other day appears to be dead. I came upon a grackle that appeared to be the same one. It looks like he made it up a hill before finally dying. The iridescent color of the feathers really stands out in this picture. Goodby grackle, rest in peace.

Injured Grackle

I came across an injured grackle this morning while going down to get the newspaper. It appeared to have a broken wing, although in the picture it is hard to see. I got a few photos of him but decided to leave him alone since he apparently didn't like my company. Grackles more than any other birds around my place have hit windows. They usually don't die but are so stunned it takes them a minute to leave. The other day we had two grackles hit windows on our house at the same time!